Граф Монте-Кристо

A Learned Italian.

           Thetiger,whosenatureteacheshimtodelightinsheddingblood,needsbutthesenseofsmelltoshowhimwhenhispreyiswithinhisreach,andbyfollowingthisinstinctheisenabledtomeasuretheleapnecessarytopermithimtospringonhisvictim;butman,onthecontrary,loathestheideaofblooditisnotalonethatthelawsofsociallifeinspirehimwithashrinkingdreadoftakinglife;hisnaturalconstructionandphysiologicalformation"—

           Danteswasconfusedandsilentatthisexplanationofthethoughtswhichhadunconsciouslybeenworkinginhismind,orrathersoul;fortherearetwodistinctsortsofideas,thosethatproceedfromtheheadandthosethatemanatefromtheheart.

           "Sincemyimprisonment,"saidFaria,"Ihavethoughtoverallthemostcelebratedcasesofescapeonrecord.Theyhaverarelybeensuccessful.Thosethathavebeencrownedwithfullsuccesshavebeenlongmeditatedupon,andcarefullyarranged;such,forinstance,astheescapeoftheDucdeBeaufortfromtheChateaudeVincennes,thatoftheAbbeDubuquoifromForl’Eveque;ofLatudefromtheBastille.Thentherearethoseforwhichchancesometimesaffordsopportunity,andthosearethebestofall.Letus,therefore,waitpatientlyforsomefavorablemoment,andwhenitpresentsitself,profitbyit."

           "Ah,"saidDantes,"youmightwellendurethetediousdelay;youwereconstantlyemployedinthetaskyousetyourself,andwhenwearywithtoil,youhadyourhopestorefreshandencourageyou.

Содержание книги
Настройки
Фон страницы
Размер шрифта
Межстрочный интервал
Фразовые глаголы
Показать / Скрыть меню
Шрифт
Roboto Lora
Уведомления
Страница 223 из 1932